[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 174 (Friday, September 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53137-53139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14873]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 173rd 
meeting on September 18-21, 2006, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Monday, September 18, 2006

    10 a.m.-10:05 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman, Dr. Michael Ryan, will make opening remarks 
regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
    10:05 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Observations from ACNW Members and Staff on 
recent Activities (Open)--ACNW members and staff will present a summary 
of their visit to Crow Butte In Situ Leach Facility in Nebraska and 
attendance at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Workshop on Low Dose 
Radiation Research Program; and the International Commission on 
Radiological Protection (ICRP) Workshop.
    12:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Discussion of Draft ACNW Letter Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW letters.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

ACNW Working Group Meeting on Using Monitoring to Build Model 
Confidence--Day 1 (Open)
    8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks and Introductions (Open)--The 
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
today's sessions. ACNW Member Dr. James Clarke will provide an overview 
of the Working Group Meeting (WGM), including the meeting purpose and 
scope, and introduce invited subject matter experts.
Session I: Role of Models and Monitoring Programs in Licensing
    8:45 a.m.-12 p.m.: Representatives from the industry (Energy 
Solutions-Duratek-Chem Nuclear, and Radiation Safety Control, Inc.) 
will discuss the licensee's perspective on the role of models and 
monitoring in demonstrating compliance with licensing criteria. NRC 
staff will address NRC's perspectives on the use of ground water 
monitoring and modeling for regulatory decision making. At the end of 
this Session, a panel discussion by Committee members and invited 
subject matter experts will take place.
Session II: Evaluating Radionuclide Releases and Ground Water 
Contamination (Case Studies)
    1 p.m.-5 p.m.: Representatives from national laboratories (Pacific 
Northwest, Savannah River, and Brookhaven) will discuss lessons learned 
from remedial, characterization, modeling and monitoring efforts at 
their sites. A representative from Energy Solutions-Duratek-Chem 
Nuclear will discuss ground water contaminant migration modeling 
projections at the Barnwell low-level waste site. At the end of this 
Session, a panel discussion by Committee members and invited subject 
matter experts will take place.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

ACNW Working Group Meeting on Using Monitoring to Build Model 
Confidence--Day 2 (Open)
    8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks and Introductions--The ACNW 
Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's 
sessions. ACNW Member Clarke will provide an overview of the WGM, 
including the meeting purpose and scope, and introduce invited subject 
matter experts.
Session III: Field Experience and Insights
    8:45 a.m.-12 p.m.: Representatives from U.S. Geological Survey, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and University of Wisconsin-
Madison will discuss their efforts in developing, bench marking and 
improving models for different waste sites. At the end of this Session, 
a panel discussion by Committee members and invited subject matter 
experts will take place.
Session IV: Opportunities for Integrating Modeling and Monitoring
    1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: A representative from NRC's Office of Research 
will discuss modeling and monitoring integration issues. A 
representative from Fluor Hanford will discuss integrating modeling and 
monitoring activities to support long-term interactions and control of 
contaminants. At the end of this Session, a panel discussion by 
Committee members and invited subject matter experts will take place. A 
roundtable wrap up discussion will follow, when all participants will 
be able to provide their comments. Committee members will discuss their 
impressions of the WGM and a possible letter report to the Commission.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's 
sessions.
    8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Disposition of Public Comments on Spent Nuclear 
Fuel Transportation Package Responses to Tunnel Fire Scenarios (NUREG/
CR-6886 for the Baltimore Tunnel and NUREG/CR-6894 for the Caldecott 
Tunnel) (Open)--NMSS/SFPO representatives will brief the Committee on 
the public comments received for the two tunnel fire studies and how 
these comments were addressed in the final versions of the two NUREGs, 
expected to be released shortly for publication.
    10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Discussion of Potential and Draft ACNW Letter 
Reports (Open)--The Committee will discuss potential and proposed ACNW 
letters reports.
    4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
matters related to the conduct of ACNW activities and specific issues 
that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and 
availability of information permit. Discussions may include future 
Committee Meetings.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2005 (70 FR 
59081). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written statements 
may be presented by members of the public. Electronic recordings will 
be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to 
the public. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Mr. 
Antonio F. Dias (Telephone 301-415-6805), between 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
ET, as far in advance as practicable so that appropriate arrangements 
can be made to schedule the necessary time during the meeting for such 
statements. Use of still, motion picture, and television cameras during 
this meeting will be limited to selected portions of the meeting as 
determined by the ACNW Chairman. Information regarding the time to be 
set aside for taking pictures may be obtained by contacting the ACNW 
office prior to the meeting. In view of the possibility that the 
schedule for ACNW meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary 
to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend 
should notify Mr. Dias as to their particular needs.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on 
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time 
allotted, therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Dias.
    ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at [email protected], or 
by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available 
Records System component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which is 
accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS & 
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
    Video Teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACNW meetings should contact
    Mr. Theron Brown, ACNW Audiovisual Technician (301-415-8066), 
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. ET, at least 10 days before the meeting 
to ensure the availability of this service. Individuals or 
organizations requesting this service will be responsible for telephone 
line charges and for providing the equipment and facilities that they 
use to establish the video teleconferencing link. The availability of 
video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.


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    Dated: September 1, 2006.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
 [FR Doc. E6-14873 Filed 9-7-06; 8:45 am]
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